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senator durbin? mr. durbin: mr. durbin: thank yu senator coons. i'm going to wrap mr. durbin: i hope the u.s. commerce secretary will travel to africa. that hasn't happened in years and i would encourage our secretary to discover the opportunities on this continent for the economy here in the united states. it's hard to imagine the department of commerce is actually cutting its africa staff at this point and the ex-im bank doesn't have an african staff at this-minute. this can change. the tremendous growth of the african economy and its middle class make lack of engagement inexcusable. this bill is a step in the right direction, it's common sense and doesn't add to the deficit. it thinks about ways to use current resources more effectively. it moves us in that direction with low-cost steps that will actually earn the u.s. money while creating u.s. jobs. i'll allow my colleagues to close if they have any closing marks. mr. boozman: we appreciate your leadership. perhaps we could the three of us get some others to write a no note to the secretary of commerce and ask him
senator durbin? mr. durbin: mr. durbin: thank yu senator coons. i'm going to wrap mr. durbin: i hope the u.s. commerce secretary will travel to africa. that hasn't happened in years and i would encourage our secretary to discover the opportunities on this continent for the economy here in the united states. it's hard to imagine the department of commerce is actually cutting its africa staff at this point and the ex-im bank doesn't have an african staff at this-minute. this can change. the...
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dick durbin announced he will visit bain port tomorrow morning. he's the first federal official to visit. mitt romney's campaign says he's no longer responsible for bain's management decisions. however, "the new york times" reports it's possible for romney to profit from the outsourcing because he still owns $8 million worth of bain funds. the story is important because i think it paints a clear picture of who and what mitt romney's economy is all about and what he really cares about. what's happening in freeport, illinois, is about greed. it's about turning a profit at the expense of hard working americans and families who are suffering because of this decision. mitt romney has done this his entire life and now it's catching up to him. no matter how hard he tries to spin the facts, this is who he really is. what's happening to the workers in illinois is the economic model mitt romney believes in. "the ed show" will be in freeport, illinois, doing our show this friday night to bring you more details about what's happening to these workers and fami
dick durbin announced he will visit bain port tomorrow morning. he's the first federal official to visit. mitt romney's campaign says he's no longer responsible for bain's management decisions. however, "the new york times" reports it's possible for romney to profit from the outsourcing because he still owns $8 million worth of bain funds. the story is important because i think it paints a clear picture of who and what mitt romney's economy is all about and what he really cares about....
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this hearing is chaired by senator durbin of illinois. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing on the constitution of human rights will come to order. now we're hearing today will focus on the civil rights issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal thstice under the law, protecting all americans from racial profiling. ame fro racial profiling ism not new.ial at the dawn of the republic the roving bands of the freed men to as slatentions and brutal violence.bjected freed men and slaves to detentions and brutal violence. during the great depression, many american citizens of hispanic dissent were deforred to mexico under the mexican repatriation and during world war ii, tens of thousands of innocent japanese americans held up, confined in interment camps. 12 years ago, in march 2000, the subcommittee held the senate's first ever hearing on racial profiling. it was convened by then-senator john ashcroft, who would be appointed attorney general by president george w. bush. and in february 2001, in his first joint address to
this hearing is chaired by senator durbin of illinois. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing on the constitution of human rights will come to order. now we're hearing today will focus on the civil rights issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal thstice under the law, protecting all americans from racial profiling. ame fro racial profiling ism not new.ial at the dawn of the republic the roving bands of the freed men to as slatentions and brutal violence.bjected freed...
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i also would like to thank you, chairman durbin in particular to partner with our illinois office to address the issue of profiling. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. >> thank you, mr. romero. frank gale served for 23 years in the denver county sheriff's department where he had responsibility for the courts and jail. captain gale is currently the commander of the training academy in the community relations unit and the public information officer. he has received numerous awards and declarations from the internal order of police and the sheriff's department. captain gale, it's an honor to have you here today. please proceed. >> thank you. my name is frank gale. i'm a 23-year veteran in the denver police department and currently hold the rank of captain. i am the national second vice president for the fraternal order of police, representing more than 330,000 rank and file law enforcement officers in every region of the country. i'm here to morning to discuss our strong opposition to end racial profiling act. i want to begin by saying that it is clear racism is mora
i also would like to thank you, chairman durbin in particular to partner with our illinois office to address the issue of profiling. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. >> thank you, mr. romero. frank gale served for 23 years in the denver county sheriff's department where he had responsibility for the courts and jail. captain gale is currently the commander of the training academy in the community relations unit and the public information officer. he has received...
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house budget chairman paul ryan and assistant majority leader democratic senator from illinois, dick durbin. also this morning or political roundtable. and my big question this week. if the election were held today, what would happen? the electoral map. the fight for middle-class votes. >> my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams! they don't get us! they don't get who we are! >> and those questions of character. jeremiah wright and bain capital. >> i've been disappointed in the president's campaign to date which is focused on character assassination. >> with us this morning for the round table mike murphy. democratic mayor of newark corey booker. host of cnbc's mad money jim cramer. and wall street journal editorial board member kim strassel. >>> good morning. a big weekend of summits as the president is, as i said, on the world stage. these summits always attract protesters, and on the streets of chicago over the weekend that's been the case. mostly peaceful protests, anti-war, anti-nato. that'll be the big focus as the president meets with nato leaders this week. it's a
house budget chairman paul ryan and assistant majority leader democratic senator from illinois, dick durbin. also this morning or political roundtable. and my big question this week. if the election were held today, what would happen? the electoral map. the fight for middle-class votes. >> my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams! they don't get us! they don't get who we are! >> and those questions of character. jeremiah wright and bain capital. >> i've been...
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, the law then why you haven't heard yet about documents seized in their raid last may senator dick durbin will be with as well as can to respond to republican claims that democrats are using scare tactics and pandering to americans over the budget. and can guredo's help save talk about? that is a question of the day the company's c l about remaking the top of last year's fete be scandal and what to expect next from the fast-food giant those stories and more money we see with seven. >>> disney that crabby? >>> i'm hungry gaelic substance to so atop the bells' story sounds pretty good. >>> if your pain. >>> i guess it's heavy grades showed all starts at 7:00 right here in cbs. as of the disgruntled on to raise the republican presidential nomination in double-digit win from abroad in illinois joining us now is our political analyst joe to shed some light on assets results and a look ahead to saturday's primary in louisiana where rick santorum is favored this is a tight race. >>> it is a competitive race in a thing with people who are republican voters and use the same as the act remember goi
, the law then why you haven't heard yet about documents seized in their raid last may senator dick durbin will be with as well as can to respond to republican claims that democrats are using scare tactics and pandering to americans over the budget. and can guredo's help save talk about? that is a question of the day the company's c l about remaking the top of last year's fete be scandal and what to expect next from the fast-food giant those stories and more money we see with seven....
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. >> senator dick durbin is here tonight. the big panel takes on the ridiculous details coming out of mitt romney's koch brother fund-raiser. and a day after this terrifying picture was taken, the beaches were back open in cape cod. >> equwe will be open for busin. >> we'll ask a shark expert if there's anything to worry about. >> you're going to need a bigger boat >> he good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. president obama has put the issue of tax fairness front and center in this election. speaking in the east room of the white house, the president asked congress to immediately extend the bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, i don't want to to raise taxes on the middle class. so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. right? >> now, i'm going to show you some numbers in a few moments. you can be the judge. this really puts the republicans on the spot. t
. >> senator dick durbin is here tonight. the big panel takes on the ridiculous details coming out of mitt romney's koch brother fund-raiser. and a day after this terrifying picture was taken, the beaches were back open in cape cod. >> equwe will be open for busin. >> we'll ask a shark expert if there's anything to worry about. >> you're going to need a bigger boat >> he good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. president obama has put the issue of tax...
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the man in charge of selecting his replacement will be senator dick durbin. the process could take several months. the challenge two fold. finding an independent minded pros cuteder and someone who won't be entangled in election year politics. durbin will all look for someone who will get the backing of senator kirk. >>> it looked bigger than most of the nato protest. tonight thousands of chicago teachers stage a massive march and rally for better salaries. they paraded to chicago public school headquarters this evening. >> reporter: an estimated 10000 teachers, more than one third of the entire membership making their voices heard right through the heart of the town. a sea of red shirts marching down michigan avenue, then west on adams to headquarters on south clark street. >> what's the main message you want to convey today? >> we understand that times are tough and we're willing to make cuts but what they're offering us is selfish. >> reporter: teachers first rallied late this afternoon. they were bussed in after school let out. after several speakers and
the man in charge of selecting his replacement will be senator dick durbin. the process could take several months. the challenge two fold. finding an independent minded pros cuteder and someone who won't be entangled in election year politics. durbin will all look for someone who will get the backing of senator kirk. >>> it looked bigger than most of the nato protest. tonight thousands of chicago teachers stage a massive march and rally for better salaries. they paraded to chicago...
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assistant majority leader and democratic illinois senator dick durbin and chairman of the house budget committee paul ryan republican of wisconsin, welcome to both of you this morning. >> thank you. >> good morning, gregory. >> good morning, dick. >> chairman ryan, let me start with you. this question of austerity in europe. they had failing economies, nearly depressed economies, the answer throughout the region was to slash their budgets. has it failed? >> well, no, david. i would say they've also raised taxes. they have -- this is a cautionary tale of what happens when politicians who make a lot of empty promises end up running out of the ability to borrow money at cheap rates and now they're broken promises. it's a cautionary tale of what will happen to us if we stay on the path we're on. we're saying let's get on growth and off austerity. get our borrowing under control, heading tax reform for economic growth and presenting medicare, social security and medicaid from going bankrupt. that prevents austerity. the president, his budget, the fact the senate hasn't done a budget in thre
assistant majority leader and democratic illinois senator dick durbin and chairman of the house budget committee paul ryan republican of wisconsin, welcome to both of you this morning. >> thank you. >> good morning, gregory. >> good morning, dick. >> chairman ryan, let me start with you. this question of austerity in europe. they had failing economies, nearly depressed economies, the answer throughout the region was to slash their budgets. has it failed? >> well,...
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but i want to go back to senator durbin's point. if you want to do something social security, do it. leave social security in the debt aside for the moment, because it doesn't drive debt. i think senator durbin is right on that. they have to negotiate something on medicare. there's no doubt about that. remember, the person doesn't get the medicare payment. the hospital or doctor, the pharmaceutic pharmaceutical, whoever it is gets that. that will affect a lot of different things. it's really tough going here, but it's obvious that there are going to be some kind of, quote, entitlement cuts that come out of this. i don't know how wise that is, but it's going to happen. i don't think there's much doubt about that. >> thanks to both of you. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> it's tough for everyone. stim a devastating fire kills more than 100 people, and there is a solution on why and how this could never happen again. it's a new day. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatmen
but i want to go back to senator durbin's point. if you want to do something social security, do it. leave social security in the debt aside for the moment, because it doesn't drive debt. i think senator durbin is right on that. they have to negotiate something on medicare. there's no doubt about that. remember, the person doesn't get the medicare payment. the hospital or doctor, the pharmaceutic pharmaceutical, whoever it is gets that. that will affect a lot of different things. it's really...
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dick durbin called off the hearing today. durbin called for the hearing after a league investigation revealed the new orleans saints paid players to injury members on opposing teams. >>> still ahead, a troubling ice cream shortage and it's only the beginning of summer. >>> a thief steals cooking oil from a local restaurant. >>> a san francisco treat goes up in flames and firefighters have a long night ahead. >>> incredible video as a wild leopard falls in a reservoir and villagers try to save the animal without getting too close. news4 continues next. ♪ it was the >>> you are looking at surveillance video of a thief stealing a restaurant's used cooking oil at the red rooster last month. the thief drove up in a vacuum truck and took his time stealing the oil. the used oil is about $200 to him and possibly three times as much to their service provider who collects it. >>> florida police are looking for a millionaire after they discovered a boat aground this morning. fort lauderdale officials found the boat with the engine run
dick durbin called off the hearing today. durbin called for the hearing after a league investigation revealed the new orleans saints paid players to injury members on opposing teams. >>> still ahead, a troubling ice cream shortage and it's only the beginning of summer. >>> a thief steals cooking oil from a local restaurant. >>> a san francisco treat goes up in flames and firefighters have a long night ahead. >>> incredible video as a wild leopard falls in a...
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it wasn't an omission. >> bill: like baier and durbin. baier kept asking him the same thing. >> and senator durbin last night saying hey, it's no big deal you are making a mountain out of a mole hill, why are you doing this clearly they were suffering withering criticism. the republic jewish will have a full page ad. they couldn't pull it in time when says what's missing from the platform in 20120 language about jerusalem. language about hamas. israel is the america's strongest ally in the middle east. that is still missing. there is a whole lot in there that they still have a lot to complain about. what was mucked up the most and the democrats tripped over shoes and fell on their face was the whole process not only about taking these things out in the first place but trying to get them back in. if that was a two third -- >> what i said to marc lamont hill earlier in the program says it looks like they were disorganized. you were asking a key question. who took tout. >> now nobody is going to tell you oh that valerie jarrett did it oh, no
it wasn't an omission. >> bill: like baier and durbin. baier kept asking him the same thing. >> and senator durbin last night saying hey, it's no big deal you are making a mountain out of a mole hill, why are you doing this clearly they were suffering withering criticism. the republic jewish will have a full page ad. they couldn't pull it in time when says what's missing from the platform in 20120 language about jerusalem. language about hamas. israel is the america's strongest ally...
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dick durbin called roger goodell in to discuss the scandal involving the new orleans saints, who have been punished for paying players to injure opponents. goodell says the saint's case is an isolate the one. >> we haven't seen anyone that would actually target players for injury or reward players for injuring another opponent that is our major focus. but we are abolishing as of the spring all performance payments and all bounties. >> reporter: john bilma is suspended for his year. sean peytons a has to sit out. you hope they have this under control, because it's ugly and dishonest. >>> coming up, a valuable discovery a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> sometimes it really pays to shop secondhand. a minnesota woman found a diamond ring inside a pair of pants she bought at goodwill l. it's been valued at about $5,000. not bad ,, we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em
dick durbin called roger goodell in to discuss the scandal involving the new orleans saints, who have been punished for paying players to injure opponents. goodell says the saint's case is an isolate the one. >> we haven't seen anyone that would actually target players for injury or reward players for injuring another opponent that is our major focus. but we are abolishing as of the spring all performance payments and all bounties. >> reporter: john bilma is suspended for his year....
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[laughter] from a longtime friendship with senator durbin, i would have taken four minutes and given him four. that did not happen. we need to leave the acrimony to other bills and get together on this transportation bill. it is that important. i want to thank chairman mica for his leadership in this conference and commitment to ensuring a hard-working taxpayer dollars are used more efficiently. i think it is crucial transportation research programs be focused on enhancing safety, reducing congestion, and improving quality. i introduced legislation to achieve these goals for surface transportation research programs. we must provide better coordination to avoid -- provide for more competition in their reviews to insure the strongest programs are carried out with greater flexibility to give the programs focused on the most pressing national needs. i will be supporting chairman micah's efforts to make sure the funding is used for intended purposes. we need to move forward with repairing and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. it has been two years since the deepwater tragedy. the pe
[laughter] from a longtime friendship with senator durbin, i would have taken four minutes and given him four. that did not happen. we need to leave the acrimony to other bills and get together on this transportation bill. it is that important. i want to thank chairman mica for his leadership in this conference and commitment to ensuring a hard-working taxpayer dollars are used more efficiently. i think it is crucial transportation research programs be focused on enhancing safety, reducing...
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. >> as for the democrats, senator dick durbin says entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid are fair game in deficit negotiations but insists social security should be left alone. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt. not a penny. it's a separate funded operation, and we can do things that i believe we should now, smaller things, played out over the long term that gives it solvency. medicare is another story. only 12 years of solvency lie ahead if we do nothing. so those who say don't touch it, don't change it are ignoring the obvious. >> despite showing a willingness for reform, senator durbin ruled out raising the age for medicare eligibility. if lawmakers fail to act by january 1st, the american people will face roughly $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts. >>> because he watches "morning joe" every weekday morning -- >> i don't think that's true. maybe. >> -- monday through friday, senator john mccain is taking our advice and softening his attacks on susan rice. after vowing to block her potential nomination as secretary of state. now, republicans
. >> as for the democrats, senator dick durbin says entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid are fair game in deficit negotiations but insists social security should be left alone. >> social security does not add one penny to our debt. not a penny. it's a separate funded operation, and we can do things that i believe we should now, smaller things, played out over the long term that gives it solvency. medicare is another story. only 12 years of solvency lie ahead if we do...
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durbin was the guy who kept saying where is the tipping point? when the tipping point comes, inflation kicks in, who is the guy that gets diddled the most? the middle class. >> the payroll tax goes up and the tax goes up for everybody including the people that make just barely enough to live on. my concern is the world. i'm sitting there imagining you're in england right now or australia or africa and you're watching the news every day. and you know that in the united states both political parties, you sort of know who they are, both know there's a problem, both know the number they need to reach, both know they have to reach an agreement and they don't do it. what does it say about our country? we're the great role model for democracy or the republican forms of government and we can't govern ourselves in the simplest damn thing of getting the numbers straight. i worry about that. >> they love their party more than they love their country. how did we get to that point? don't ask me, but, you know, the whole business of reform and money in the cam
durbin was the guy who kept saying where is the tipping point? when the tipping point comes, inflation kicks in, who is the guy that gets diddled the most? the middle class. >> the payroll tax goes up and the tax goes up for everybody including the people that make just barely enough to live on. my concern is the world. i'm sitting there imagining you're in england right now or australia or africa and you're watching the news every day. and you know that in the united states both...
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or for how a compromise might occur. >> senator durbin, let me ask you the same question. if government romney wins, voters are being told that these are contrasting views of government, big issues that are on the table. so if governor romney wins and becomes the president-elect, do democratic leaders, you and your other democratic leaders say, you know what, we're going to have to compromise on this in order to get something done so we're going to have to bend on our position of spending. we're going to have to bend on the issue of what the chairman proposes about medicare or on taxes themselves. we're going to have to give up the idea of raising taxes on higher income americans. >> i can tell you this, david. governor romney has said he wants to return to the same economic policies that we had under president bush that led us into this recession. he called paul ryan's budget marvelous. it cuts taxes for the wealthiest and eliminates medicare as we know it and makes deep cuts in programs that middle-income families need. here's the answer. instead of finger pointing and n
or for how a compromise might occur. >> senator durbin, let me ask you the same question. if government romney wins, voters are being told that these are contrasting views of government, big issues that are on the table. so if governor romney wins and becomes the president-elect, do democratic leaders, you and your other democratic leaders say, you know what, we're going to have to compromise on this in order to get something done so we're going to have to bend on our position of...
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i think senator durbin is right on that. they're going to have to negotiate something on medicare, there's no doubt about that. remember the person doesn't get the medicare payment, the hospital or the doctor, the pharmaceutical or whoever it is gets that. that's going to affect a lot of different things. it's going to be really sort of tough going here. but it's obvious that there's going to be some kind of entitlement cuts that come out of this. i don't know how wise that is, but it's going to happen. >> thanks to both of you. we appreciate it. it will be tough for everyone. still outfront a devastating fire kills more than 100 people. and there is a solution. on why and how this could never happen again. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you
i think senator durbin is right on that. they're going to have to negotiate something on medicare, there's no doubt about that. remember the person doesn't get the medicare payment, the hospital or the doctor, the pharmaceutical or whoever it is gets that. that's going to affect a lot of different things. it's going to be really sort of tough going here. but it's obvious that there's going to be some kind of entitlement cuts that come out of this. i don't know how wise that is, but it's going...
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durbin: mr. president, i want to thank my colleagues, senator alexander of tennessee and senator enzi of wyoming, cosponsors of this measure and participants in this cole if i on the floor today -- in this colloquy on the floor today. i'm sorry i wasn't here at the outset but i'm grateful for their participation and comments they made and especially for their commitment to this cause. i think senator enzi and i would both give special thanks to senator alexander who stepped in at a very important moment who helped us craft a part of this bill, helped us craft an argument on this bill and really brought some new approaches to it which have been extremely helpful. the notion of offering this as an amendment is a show of good faith on our part, a show of commitment to the seriousness of this issue and the importance of this issue. the fact that a democrat, two republicans and in fact many democrats and republicans can join together in this bipartisan manner is an indication that this bill really cut
durbin: mr. president, i want to thank my colleagues, senator alexander of tennessee and senator enzi of wyoming, cosponsors of this measure and participants in this cole if i on the floor today -- in this colloquy on the floor today. i'm sorry i wasn't here at the outset but i'm grateful for their participation and comments they made and especially for their commitment to this cause. i think senator enzi and i would both give special thanks to senator alexander who stepped in at a very...
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durbin: mr. president? i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: also without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. 3552 introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3552, a bill to reauthorize the federal insecticide, fungicide and ridinicide act. the presiding officer: the senate proceeds to the measure. mr. durbin: i ask the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements be printed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to senate joint resolution 44. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 494, senate joint resolution 44, granting the consent of congress to the state and
durbin: mr. president? i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: also without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. 3552 introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3552, a...
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you were just talking to senator durbin. what would be really good is if this sort of bland smoke, frankly, senator durbin's a friend of mine. but this bland smoke we're hearing on entitlements from democrats and taxes from republicans, if -- behind closed doors they're able to talk more specifically. i think this is what represents, actually, some kind of progress and i'm starting to feel a bit more hopeful than i was a few weeks ago that maybe we're going to start to get somewhere. >> yeah. maybe. i don't know. >> do we still have senator durbin with us? >> yes, i'm still here. >> i don't think he's run away. >> senator durbin, can you talk about putting medicaid to the side, social security to the side, focusing on medicare. put a dollar figure out. how much savings do you think is a reasonable number that democrats could tolerate? we know that the school of thought on taxes is somewhere between 800 and 1.6. we know that spending cuts will probably be $1.2 trillion or north of that. what number could you live with in spec
you were just talking to senator durbin. what would be really good is if this sort of bland smoke, frankly, senator durbin's a friend of mine. but this bland smoke we're hearing on entitlements from democrats and taxes from republicans, if -- behind closed doors they're able to talk more specifically. i think this is what represents, actually, some kind of progress and i'm starting to feel a bit more hopeful than i was a few weeks ago that maybe we're going to start to get somewhere. >>...
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durbin dismisses the comparison. >> the bill clinton presidency was a constant schmooze. it's just his personality. it's who he is. and wn you compe anyone to the billlintode of a democratic president they're going to come off as different. the president is friendly, he's open, he's brought in members of congress into more open meetings than i've ever seen before to talk about the issue but he has a different personality than bill clinton. >> reporter: even republican davis concedes that previous presidents-- who were known for their legislative achievements-- would have a tough time in the highly partisan talk show personality driven climate of today. would a lyndon johnson model work today? >> we have obstacles today that l.b.j. or nixon who had a lot of legislative accomplishments or even a reagan. today ronald reagan goes up and cuts a deal with tip o'neill, if sean than hahnty didn't like it, by the time they get back to the white house or rachel maddow doesn't like it, the deal is undone. that's the difference today. >> woodruff: david axelrod acknowledges the polar
durbin dismisses the comparison. >> the bill clinton presidency was a constant schmooze. it's just his personality. it's who he is. and wn you compe anyone to the billlintode of a democratic president they're going to come off as different. the president is friendly, he's open, he's brought in members of congress into more open meetings than i've ever seen before to talk about the issue but he has a different personality than bill clinton. >> reporter: even republican davis concedes...
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illinois senator dick durbin joins me next. stay with us. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. share your thoughts on twitter using the #ed show and like us on facebook. we'll be right back. little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ ♪ ♪ spread a little joy... [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream. that's what makes philadelphia. ♪ so spread a little... [ female announcer ] and that's what makes the moment we enjoy it, a little richer. ♪ real belgian chocolate whipped with philadelphia cream cheese. new indulgence. the moment just got a little sweeter. >>> welcome back to "the ed
illinois senator dick durbin joins me next. stay with us. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of...
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. >> you might talk to chairman durbin abouto office. commissioner rush -- [ inaudible ] >> have several usd offices closing in my district and it makes me sad and it makes me angry, because aren't doing what they ought to be doing, but do we need them in this technological era in which we live? >> to the chairman's credit, i champion closing the atlanta office. and he had suggested that he would be at least in some future incarnation amenable to that as well. but that is something that i do think we ought to consider. >> if we had to start from scratch, and by the way when commissioner rush was we don't want to play havoc trying to close it. >> if we had to start from scratch. i think there's something that these offerses could do ---where they're located and near where they're located, that is it is a little bit -- we want you to have seven regional offices, you pick the cities. i can't imagine that miami would been a city. it's a hub for latin-american business activity. it's grown exponentially, and so i can't imagine we wouldn't put
. >> you might talk to chairman durbin abouto office. commissioner rush -- [ inaudible ] >> have several usd offices closing in my district and it makes me sad and it makes me angry, because aren't doing what they ought to be doing, but do we need them in this technological era in which we live? >> to the chairman's credit, i champion closing the atlanta office. and he had suggested that he would be at least in some future incarnation amenable to that as well. but that is...
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senator durbin you pointed out the nation was shocked. if i could ask unanimous consent of my letter into the record along with the list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i filed s-1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, that the nation was shocked by the tragedy that took place in sanford, florida, the tragic death of the 17-year-old trayvon martin, a very avoidable death. and the question i think most people are asking, and we want justice in this case and we're pursuing that. we have the department of justice investigation and we all very much want to see that investigation carried out, not only to make sure that justice is carried forward as far as those responsible for his death, but also as to how the investigation itself was handled. but i think the question that needs to be answered is whether race played a role in trayvon martin being singled out by mr. zimmerman, and that, of course, would be racial profiling, an area that we all believe needs to be -- we need to get rid of that, as far as legitimacy of usin
senator durbin you pointed out the nation was shocked. if i could ask unanimous consent of my letter into the record along with the list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i filed s-1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, that the nation was shocked by the tragedy that took place in sanford, florida, the tragic death of the 17-year-old trayvon martin, a very avoidable death. and the question i think most people are asking, and we want justice in this case and we're pursuing...
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durbin: mr. president, last week during the senate recess, i traveled overseas to four countries: ukraine, turkey, georgia and armenia. it's a lot of ground to cover in five days. four countries. in a region with considerable history and great challenging issues. before i go any further on the matter, let me say for the record how impressed i am with the men and women who work representing the united states overseas. the ambassadors, all of their staff, the counselor service, the military attache do us proud every day and many make a personal sacrifice. they are on the front line. ambassador john teft, the ukraine, ambassador bass in georgia and ambassador hef r*eu n -- hefrin in armenia are a remind why the money makes a big difference in a world. this is a reminder of the legacy to challenges facing countries like ukraine, georgia, armenia trying to build independent nations. they inherited an environment that had been virtually destroyed by the soviets, broken economies built on a failed sovie
durbin: mr. president, last week during the senate recess, i traveled overseas to four countries: ukraine, turkey, georgia and armenia. it's a lot of ground to cover in five days. four countries. in a region with considerable history and great challenging issues. before i go any further on the matter, let me say for the record how impressed i am with the men and women who work representing the united states overseas. the ambassadors, all of their staff, the counselor service, the military...
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durbin: mr. durbin: we hopen consideration of the surface transportation bill tomorrow. if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until this past week house and senate lawmakers continue negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for workers i think first of all won't work for some of the considerations. second it contradicts the notion that we are suggesting and i agree with the more education than you have today the better off you will be in this economy. archived and searchable at c-span.org video library. >> next british foreign secretary william hague reports to the members of the house of commons on why there was a failed attempt to obtain a u.n. resolution on the syrian situation. >> of the whole house will be appalled by the bloodshed and repression continued in this very moment. over the last 11 months more than 6,000 people have been killed. the regime deployed snipers, tanks, artillery and mortars against protesters a
durbin: mr. durbin: we hopen consideration of the surface transportation bill tomorrow. if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until this past week house and senate lawmakers continue negotiations to extend the payroll tax cut for workers i think first of all won't work for some of the considerations. second it contradicts the notion that we are...
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we have a dick durbin sound bite. dick durbin said that. he was in favor of that. >> i can't stand it. we're losing dick durbin sound bite. megyn: time is short. the point dick durbin couldn't sell it. >> dick durbin couldn't sell peanut butter to children. megyn: was raising retirement age one year, 20 or 30 years from now. >> here's the deal. the simpson-bowles commission was only a starter. it wasn't a solution. the reality is this government is too big, growing too fast, trying to do too much for too many. a child, a 12-year-old with a basic understanding in this country that would equate to, a second grade math comprehension could understand this isn't working. and we have people playing such games, such silly games in washington. and do we go over the cliff? right now i would say the odds are very high that we do because these people have no appreciation for their responsibilities. either to themselves, their constituents or to the country. megyn: lou dobbs, always interesting talking to you. thank you so much for being here. >> thank
we have a dick durbin sound bite. dick durbin said that. he was in favor of that. >> i can't stand it. we're losing dick durbin sound bite. megyn: time is short. the point dick durbin couldn't sell it. >> dick durbin couldn't sell peanut butter to children. megyn: was raising retirement age one year, 20 or 30 years from now. >> here's the deal. the simpson-bowles commission was only a starter. it wasn't a solution. the reality is this government is too big, growing too fast,...
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we'll have the scoop from dib durbin and bob casey. >>> reports of another massacre in syria. and hillary clinton calls for assad to go. >> the regime-sponsored violence we witnessed again in hamah yesterday is simply unconsciousable. he has doubled down on his duplicity. and syria will not be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until assad goes. >>> obesity is growing, pun intended. are americans expanding waistlines putting our national security at risk. >>> the bask ball star takes his turn at the weather map on canadian television. >> the snow up there, but i don't know those names, so we don't have to worry about those places, and there's water over here, so we're in vancouver, i'm happy to be there. i'm assuming there's bears and cougars up there, too, so stay away from there. >> stay away from bears, and al roker, your job is safe. >>> in hour daily fix today, help by big donors to a joint committee with the rnc. both campaigns broke all fundraising records in may. all the money in the world won't solve the president's economic problems. at a beverly hills fund-rai
we'll have the scoop from dib durbin and bob casey. >>> reports of another massacre in syria. and hillary clinton calls for assad to go. >> the regime-sponsored violence we witnessed again in hamah yesterday is simply unconsciousable. he has doubled down on his duplicity. and syria will not be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until assad goes. >>> obesity is growing, pun intended. are americans expanding waistlines putting our national security at risk....
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you heard dick durbin introduce it. so when that is done, we may have to cut our panel off to go to michelle obama, who will be introducing her husband, the president. so, rick santelli, your thoughts on joe biden's speech. >> i thought it was an impassioned speech. certain portions of it especially regarding the military and how a job is more than a paycheck, that i am totally enamored with. like larry, for me, if i were to listen to his speech as a voter to try to make a decision, i don't know that anything mr. biden said would move the ball closer to the goal post if i was worried about the longevity of the entitlement programs and of course, the biggest question of all, how are we going to create jobs. i just don't know there's any substance there, but then again, for this type of speech, i don't look for a lot of substance. >> gina, you were probably the most pessimistic. did you hear anything from biden that would change your mind? >> well, no, i'm still pretty pessimistic. i think the one thing biden said that wa
you heard dick durbin introduce it. so when that is done, we may have to cut our panel off to go to michelle obama, who will be introducing her husband, the president. so, rick santelli, your thoughts on joe biden's speech. >> i thought it was an impassioned speech. certain portions of it especially regarding the military and how a job is more than a paycheck, that i am totally enamored with. like larry, for me, if i were to listen to his speech as a voter to try to make a decision, i...
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and joining us this morning is senator dick durbin. i want to put the gdpp fod -- g figures the gross domestic product figure, because it has been up, but not to the point where it can bring down unemployment. that is a 3% growth rate, but we have a 1.5% in the last quarter. no president in modern history has beeen re-elected with these kinds of numbers and what is your concern? >> well, ki say this, more than 26 straight months of private sector job creation, and many of the jobs that we have lost in the public sector the president has appealed to congress to help him to make sure that there are firefighters and teachers and we have had no cooperation from the republicans, because they are determined to keep the unemployment numbers low. >> you know how this works -- >> well, the president accepts responsibility, but he also believes we are on the right track and returning to the economic policies of the bush administration which romney endorses would plunge us back into a recession situation where we are giving tax breaks to the weal
and joining us this morning is senator dick durbin. i want to put the gdpp fod -- g figures the gross domestic product figure, because it has been up, but not to the point where it can bring down unemployment. that is a 3% growth rate, but we have a 1.5% in the last quarter. no president in modern history has beeen re-elected with these kinds of numbers and what is your concern? >> well, ki say this, more than 26 straight months of private sector job creation, and many of the jobs that we...
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thank you. >> senator kuntz. >> thank you, chairman durbin. thank you for calling this hearing for your long and passionate and vigilant advocacy four civil rights and your leadership in this area for this legislation and for this hearing. in my own role prior to becoming a senator as county executive, i worked hard in a 3 a380 sworn officer to ensure we had an effective and strong outreach not just traditionally to harassment and communities like the african-american and latino communities but also post-9/11 making sure there was better training and outreach in relationship with our muslim community and given incidents that occurred in our community making sure we stayed as a policing organization engaged. and accountable. and i just wanted to start, officer gale and chief davis, by thanking you for your leadership in the policing community and for your service to the public. i appreciate your starting by just helping me understand what's the impact on a police force? that practices racial profiling, where it's either part of the policy or tr
thank you. >> senator kuntz. >> thank you, chairman durbin. thank you for calling this hearing for your long and passionate and vigilant advocacy four civil rights and your leadership in this area for this legislation and for this hearing. in my own role prior to becoming a senator as county executive, i worked hard in a 3 a380 sworn officer to ensure we had an effective and strong outreach not just traditionally to harassment and communities like the african-american and latino...
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. >> senator durbin, first for me thank you for leadership on the subcommittee. the fact with subcommittee is a testament to your leadership in making clear that civil and human rights will be a priority of the united states senate. i thank you free leadership and thank you for calling this hearing. it's a pleasure to be here with all my colleagues, but i want to acknowledge senator conyers and his extraordinary leadership on behalf of civil rights and these issues. congressman conyers is a real mentor to me when i was in the house and we thank you very much for your leadership on this issue. senator durbin, you pointed out the nation was shot -- if i could ask you this consent of my entire statement about to go out with a list of the organizations supporting the legislation that i've filed, as 1670. as you pointed out, senator durbin, the nation was shocked by the tragedy that took place in stamford, florida was the tragic death of 17-year-old trayvon martin, apolitical dad. the question most people are asking -- we want justice in this case and we're pursuing a
. >> senator durbin, first for me thank you for leadership on the subcommittee. the fact with subcommittee is a testament to your leadership in making clear that civil and human rights will be a priority of the united states senate. i thank you free leadership and thank you for calling this hearing. it's a pleasure to be here with all my colleagues, but i want to acknowledge senator conyers and his extraordinary leadership on behalf of civil rights and these issues. congressman conyers is...
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>> i think dick durbin was right. in a time of dysfunctionality, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot of issues that have to be dealt with. time after time after time in an probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot of issues that have to be dealt with. time after time after time in an unprecedented way. republica
>> i think dick durbin was right. in a time of dysfunctionality, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot...
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senators leahy and durbin recently announced the chairman durbin judiciary subcommittee on the constitution will hold a hearing on the senate proposals on july -- will hold a hearing on the senate proposals in july. i thank them for their support. the hearing will be a great opportunity to examine the different approaches to solicit input from constitutional experts and to have a national discussion about the need to return our elections to the american people. i hope this dialogue will convince some of my republican colleagues to join me. fixing our campaign finance system is only a partisan issue in washington. a recent "washington post"/abc news poll found that nearly 70% of registered voters would like superpacks to be illegal. among independent voters, that figure rose to 78%. but the court in its misguided reading of the first amendment told the congress that we can't rein in superpacs. in doing so, it give millionaires and billionaires unchecked power to influence our elections. it has allowed a flood of pac money to drown out the voices of average americans. this is a fatal misreadi
senators leahy and durbin recently announced the chairman durbin judiciary subcommittee on the constitution will hold a hearing on the senate proposals on july -- will hold a hearing on the senate proposals in july. i thank them for their support. the hearing will be a great opportunity to examine the different approaches to solicit input from constitutional experts and to have a national discussion about the need to return our elections to the american people. i hope this dialogue will...